Editing Multiplayer video game (section)

==Asymmetrical gameplay==
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Asymmetrical multiplayer is a type of gameplay in which players can have significantly different roles or abilities from each other{{snd}}enough to provide a significantly different experience of the game.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Bycer|first=Josh|date=2019-02-25|title=Asymmetrical Game Design|url=https://medium.com/super-jump/asymmetrical-game-design-2d3ccbc2b4ab|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> In games with light asymmetry, the players share some of the same basic mechanics (such as movement and death), yet have different roles in the game; this is a common feature of the [[multiplayer online battle arena]] (MOBA) genre such as ''[[League of Legends]]'' and ''[[Dota 2]]'', and in [[hero shooter]]s such as ''[[Overwatch]]'' and ''[[Apex Legends]]''. A first-person shooter that adopts the asymmetrical multiplayer system is [[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]. Giving players their own special operator changes every player's experience. This puts an emphasis on players improvising their own game plan given the abilities their character has.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Janca |first=Ben |date=23 February 2024 |title=Rainbow Six Siege - Official Year 9 Cinematic Trailer |url=https://www.gamespot.com/videos/rainbow-six-siege-official-year-9-cinematic-trailer/2300-6463486/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref> In games with stronger elements of asymmetry, one player/team may have one gameplay experience (or be in softly asymmetric roles) while the other player or team play in a drastically different way, with different mechanics, a different type of objective, or both. Examples of games with strong asymmetry include ''[[Dead by Daylight]]'', ''[[Evolve (video game)|Evolve]]'', and ''[[Left 4 Dead (series)|Left 4 Dead]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alston |first=Harry |date=2021-08-26 |title=10 Best Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games |url=https://www.thegamer.com/best-asymmetrical-multiplayer-games/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref>